On Sunday, Feb. 22, the 2026 Winter Olympics officially closed out its final event with Team USA men’s hockey taking on Team Canada, with a 2-1 final tally.
This wasn’t just any hockey game. This game pit two rivals against each other, and adding to the drama, it ended in a close overtime win for Team USA.
With that win, Team USA ended their gold medal drought in men’s hockey, following Jack Hughes’ final goal to get that 2-1 score. The win marks the U.S.’s first gold medal in men’s ice hockey since 1980.
But, not everybody is happy with the result of the game. Following the win, Canadian ice hockey player Evander Kane took to social media to give his two cents about the outcome, and he wasn’t happy with it.
In a post on X just minute after the game, he stated, “3 on 3 should never what determines a championship game,” obviously not happy with the outcome.
Followers responded, one stating, “Makar causes 2 goals. That’s what shouldn’t have happened.” Another added, “100% agree, that’s not a good way to decide.”
“Here come the excuses for our Canadian friends,” one more said. “Can’t agree more,” one more stated.
After Jack Hughes’ winning goal, he told reporters, according to ESPN, “Your whole life you’re always going up against things. There’s always new adversities, new challenges. Every single player in that game went through so many things.”
He added, “It’s a journey, the whole lifetime of work. I’m just a part of that. I think every single person in that game can be proud. Obviously, a great game and we had the better outcome but just a great game between USA and Canada.”
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Now, the final Olympic medal count is here, and Norway has earned the title of the No. 1 country in the 2026 Winter Olympics. They notched with 41 medals, 18 of which were gold, 12 of which were silver and nine bronze, according to Olympics research.
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The United States rounded out the Games in the No. 2 slot with 33 total medals, 12 of which are gold and silver and nine bronze. Coming in at No. 3 is the Netherlands at 20 total medals: 10 gold, seven silver and three bronze.
